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REAL ESTATE - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 note	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) yr property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property
Real Estate [Line Items]
Properties under development or held for future development		$ 30,980,000	$ 30,980,000
Total cost of acquisition			108,200,000	$ 283,700,000
Real estate acquisitions, net		$ 0	107,595,000	204,433,000
Credits received at settlement			$ 600,000	2,800,000
Number of mortgage notes | note	2
Asset acquisition, mortgages assumed				$ 76,600,000
Number of properties sold | property		0	0	0
Real estate impairment		$ 0	$ 41,860,000	$ 0
2024 Acquisitions
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of assets acquired | property		0
Residential
Real Estate [Line Items]
Properties under development or held for future development		$ 31,000,000.0	$ 31,000,000.0
Riverside Apartments | Total Assets | Property Concentration Risk
Real Estate [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage (more than)		10.00%
Riverside Apartments | Rental Revenue | Property Concentration Risk
Real Estate [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage (more than)		10.00%
Riverside Developments
Real Estate [Line Items]
Properties under development or held for future development		$ 30,400,000
Watergate 600 | Measurement Input, Discounted Cash Flow Term
Real Estate [Line Items]
Measurement input | yr			5
Watergate 600 | Measurement Input, Average Economic Occupancy
Real Estate [Line Items]
Measurement input			0.805
Watergate 600 | Measurement Input, Cap Rate
Real Estate [Line Items]
Measurement input			0.075

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